foreign fighters

collocation in English

meaningsofforeignandfighter

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foreign
adjective
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/ˈfɒr.ən/us
/ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
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fighter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfaɪ.tər/us
/ˈfaɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone who fights in a battle or in a physical fight against ...
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(Definition offoreignandfighterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For example, introducing a newforeignfighteraircraft would be damaging to our industry and would pose severe logistic problems.
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Since the start of operations against the foreign fighters, some 150,000 tribesmen have sided with them.
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It might receive some external assistance from foreign fighters.
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In 2007, more foreign fighters came than ever before, according to officials.
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With it he likely hopes to reclaim and extend his authority, and to encourage foreign fighters to stay.
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The easy access to the country was a reason for the growing number of foreign fighters.
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Other studies show that most foreign fighters simply resume their previous lives so long as they are provided amnesty.
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Many foreign fighters have also died in the conflict.
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Foreign fighters began to arrive, though there were official denials of the presence of mujahideen in the country.
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Officials blamed the presence of foreign fighters for the breakdown of negotiations, as they seemed about to reach a deal to end the standoff peacefully.
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Government forces blamed the attack on foreign fighters.
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It is also estimated that the number of foreign fighters does not exceed 10 percent of the opposition armed forces.
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The fighting started when hundreds of foreign fighters poured into the area and began attacking armed forces.
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The same leader, while denying the presence of many foreign fighters, said that there are few of different nationalities.
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He eventually switched sides and later became a facilitator for foreign fighters traversing and operating in the challenging terrain of the northeast.
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Saenchai's streak of 20 or more straight wins against foreign fighters was snapped.
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Huo's fame begins to spread with successive challenges with other foreign fighters.
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